Well here is an encouraging statement from the SAFER crowd who led the way on Colorado's legalization initiative.
I copied this from their website and it is encouraging news for the state of Colorado especially after reading what their entire budget was.
Marijuana Legalization Initiative Garners the Support of More Than 40 Percent of Colorado Voters
DENVER -- Colorado's Amendment 44, which proposed a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes to make the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana legal, garnered more than 40 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election.* While the initiative obviously fell short of passage, the campaign succeeded in raising the profile of the issue in the state and helped build the foundation for a significant grassroots movement in support of marijuana policy reform for the future. The campaign also succeeded in educating the public about the fact that marijuana is far less harmful than alcohol.
* Due to extensive voting problems in Denver, fewer than 50 percent of the county's votes have been counted
Despite spending less than $60,000 after the signature drive, the Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative Committee forced people to think about the irrationality of having laws that prohibit the use of marijuana while allowing adults to use alcohol. The "marijuana is safer than alcohol" message resonated in newspaper articles and opinion pieces, on televisions newscasts, and in numerous radio interviews. The campaign also used creative paid media, such as billboards and newspapers ads, to spread its message throughout the state and around the nation.
The results also demonstrate that the majority of voters in a number of counties around the state agree with Denver voters and do not think adults should be punished for using marijuana. Amendment 44 received majority support in Boulder, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Gunnison, La Plata, Lake, Pitkin, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, and Summit counties.
"We are not disappointed at all with the results of today's election," said SAFER Campaign Director Mason Tvert. "This campaign, following on the heels of our successful legalization initiative in Denver last year, was just one step in a five- to ten-year battle to make marijuana legal in Colorado. Now we see that a number of counties around Colorado support changing the state law regarding adult marijuana possession so that they have the right to set their own local policies."
"One low-budget initiative campaign cannot overcome 70 years of government lies and propaganda," Tvert said. "If it were possible to make marijuana legal with a $60,000 campaign in a state with nearly three million voters, it would have been done long ago. But the writing is on the wall in Colorado and we will continue to educate the public while pressuring government officials and community leaders to explain why they think adults should be punished for using a substance less harmful than alcohol."
http://safercolorado.org/blog.htm
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